Court System
The two main branches of the court system
What is the Federal and State Courts?
The Court known as the "Court of Last Resort"
What is the Supreme Court?
The starting point for federal criminal and civil cases
What is the Trial Level?
Traffic and Local, Family Law, State Crimes, and Civil Disputes
What is the typical cases heard in State Courts?
The Court that handles the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
What is the State Court?
Where witnesses testify and cases begin
What is a Trial Court?
Commonly known as "Circuit Courts"
What is the Court of Appeals?
The Court established by Article III of The Constitution
What is the Federal Court?
The main focus for Trial Courts
What is fact-finding, evidence collection, and jury verdicts?
There are 13 of these
What is the amount of intermediate Appellate Courts?
The case that involves the vast majority of Criminal cases such as robbery or assault
What is State Crimes?
The common cases involved with State Courts
What is a traffic violation, family law, local crimes, and civil disputes?
The Court that provides final interpretations of the law, selects specific cases of high importance, and makes the most important legal decisions
What is the Supreme Court?
The Court that the Court of Appeals reviews decisions from
What is the District Courts?
The case that involves speeding tickets and municipal ordinance violations
What is Traffic and Local?
The common cases involved with Federal Courts
What is The Constitution, Federal laws, and disputes between states?
The Court that does NOT hear new evidence, instead checking whether the trial judge applied the law correctly
What is an Appellate Court?
Ensuring justice was served properly during the initial trial
What is the purpose of the Court of Appeals?
The case that involves personal injury, contracts, and small claims
What is Civil Disputes?